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UNIT 5 PROJECT

Reading from online:

· Read  Anxiety in Childbirth (pdf)

Assignment to Turn in

Meet with a mother and specifically discuss an anxiety assessment. Include a handout on what anxiety is and how a doula helps to decrease the negative effects of anxiety (make sure to include what effect anxiety may have on labor and birth).

Assessment should include:

· Previous experience with anxiety (this can include labor or other instances)

· What the mother uses to cope with anxiety